Statement read into the minutes by board member

I was a board member and prior to resigning, I read a statement into the minutes about a law that was broken by a member who obstructed the board from going into executive session. When the approved minutes were released, my statement was not included. Can a board vote to remove a board members statement from the minutes? Is this legal? Thank you for any help you can provide.

The minutes are a record of motions, votes and actions taken. They are not the place for accusations against the board, especially an accusation of misconduct or illegal actions. You may be wrong and your statement defamatory - the board MUST remove it.

Kathy,

Minutes are intended to be an objective reflection of the decision-making (with limited additions of comments that support those decisions) during a meeting. Minutes are the official record of your CIC (which is likely a nonprofit corporation). When you say "I read a statement into the minutes", I think you mean that you made a statement during a meeting. There is requirement to include discussion in the official meeting minutes. There's not even a requirement to include formal statements of dissent (legally recorded in the form of a standalone record), other than to indicate the name of the Director(s) who dissent. If you're interested, there's some great reference material about the content and approval of minutes available on the web (see this page if you'd like: https://www.(LINK-NOT-ALLOWED-PER-POSTING-RULES)/governance/parliamentary-procedure).

Regards,
Steve